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iotop

Ch 086.6of 26 Process Monitoring Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported platformsLinux
  4. 4Remote monitoringNo
  5. 5Service monitoringNo
  6. 6Process alertingNo
  7. 7Process controlsYes
  8. 8Activity logsYes
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Overview

iotop is ranked #8 of 26 in process monitoring software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

iotop plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free GPL-2.0+ licensed · requires root access github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on process monitoring software

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Supported platforms
Linuxgithub.com
Remote monitoring
Nogithub.com
Service monitoring
Nogithub.com
Process alerting
Nogithub.com
Process controls
Yesgithub.com
Activity logs
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
iotop identifies processes that use high amounts of input/output requests on a machine and lists them by I/O usage.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The project says iotop is licensed GPL-2.0+.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Runtime requirement
Installing and using the program requires root access.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Linux packages
The project lists packages or installation instructions for Debian-derived distributions, Fedora, CentOS/RHEL, Void, Arch, and Alpine Linux.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build
The project documents building from source with make after installing development dependencies.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Monitoring
Options let users monitor selected process IDs or users, or show processes and threads across the machine.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Output modes
The program supports interactive and batch modes, iteration counts, configurable delays, and timestamps in batch output.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
I/O display
The interface can show accumulated I/O or bandwidth and can hide or show columns such as read, write, swap-in, and I/O percentage.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Filtering
The command line supports filtering processes by TID and command using a regular expression.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Release
The releases page lists version 1.31 as the latest release.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Release signing
The release page says the version 1.31 tag has a verified committer signature and that the signing key has expired.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support and community
The project recommends filing pull requests on GitHub and says its community gathers in the #iotop channel on Libera.Chat.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Maintainers
The project lists Tomas Matejicek and Boian Bonev as current maintainers.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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